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Spoon: MAR.M.170-1912

Object information

Current Location: Mezzanine Landing

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown
Carver: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Rock crystal, silver and silver-gilt; rock crystal bowl with silver handle and silver-gilt finial of a man in armour holding a spear and shield

Rock crystal, silver and silver-gilt; the rock crystal bowl is fig-shaped. The silver handle is cylindrical and tapers towards the terminal which has a silver-gilt finial in the form of a man in armour holding a shield and spear. The shield is engraved with a possible bishop's mitre between the initials 'M' and 'A' beneath two quatrefoils.

Notes

History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 13.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

17th Century#
Circa 1600 CE - Circa 1700 CE

School or Style

German

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Bowl composed of rock crystal
Surface Of Finial composed of gold
Handle composed of silver
Decoration, Initials

Techniques used in production

Carving : The rock crystal was carved. The silver handle was folded, and the seam down the side was soldered. The finial was cast, soldered to the handle and gilt. The hollow silver handle was glued to the short rock crystal stem. The decoration and the initals on the shield were engraved.
Casting
Gilding
Soldering

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: MA
  • Location: On the shield
  • Method of creation: Engraved
  • Type: Initials

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.170-1912
Primary reference Number: 166858
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 1 June 2016 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Spoon" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/166858 Accessed: 2024-10-07 01:02:13

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